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Photo Friday: Circular
April 23rd, 2009 | 
Author: The theme for this week’s photo is circular. Dan potted up some plants for the patio last weekend, and this beauty is one I’ve never seen before. It’s an African daisy. Isn’t it gorgeous?
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It’s Holiday Tour Time
Last weekend, I was a hostess at one of the homes on the Holiday Home Tour our neighborhood civic league, the Port Norfolk Civic League in Portsmouth, Va., puts on as a fundraiser every year. Below is one of the homes on the tour – Culpeppers Boat Rental and the family’s home.
It’s an interesting building – the front is the store of a boat-rental operation where people can rent small boats for crabbing or fishing and behind it is living quarters for the family that owns the shop. It was really cute inside and they had a case of interesting antique fishing tackle, among other goodies.
Seawall Arts Festival 2008
Last Saturday, Dan and I went to the Seawall Arts Festival in downtown Portsmouth. It’s an annual event that draws artists from several states, held on Portsmouth’s main downtown drag, High Street. High Street ends at High Street Landing, a little man-made bay where boats can tie up and boaters can spend some time visiting antique shops, restaurants and other little jewels along High Street. Sunday was a beautiful, sunny day, not too hot, with a nice breeze.
Hometown Olympian gets gold
Portsmouth’s LaShawn Merritt won a gold medal in the men’s 400-meter race at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing yesterday. Dan taught him in two classes – Earth Science and Experimental Design – when he was a student at Woodrow Wilson High School.
Way to go, LaShawn! We’re proud of you!
ETA: And today, Aug. 23, LaShawn added another gold medal to his collection, winning the 1,600-meter relay, along with the rest of the men’s team. Congratulations to you all!
Happy Independence Day!
Dan and I have been watching the HBO miniseries “John Adams” on DVD through NetFlix. I think it’s very well done – we’ve enjoyed it a lot.
Have a great Fourth – I’m making all-American brownies and Southwestern potato salad to take to a cookout tonight.
